Bridgewater, N.J., U.S, August 10, 2017 – Experts from Linde LLC and SUEZ will detail a new solution for lowering ozone production costs by reducing oxygen (O2) consumption in a presentation at this year’s International Ozone Association (IOA) World Congress.

The technology company The Linde Group achieved increases in both Group revenue and Group operating profit in the period from January to June 2017. "We are pleased with our performance and will meet our forecast for the full year," said Professor Dr Aldo Belloni, Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG.

Technology company The Linde Group has been selected by Braskem, the largest thermoplastics resins producer in the Americas, as the lead engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor to build Braskem’s new world-scale North American polypropylene (PP) production line.

SINOPEC, the biggest integrated refining and chemical company in China, and The Linde Group, a world-leading industrial gases and engineering company, today announced that they have established a EUR 145 million joint venture to supply vital industrial gases to local customers from key industries such as petrochemical, steel and electronics, within the Ningbo Chemical Industrial Zone in China’s Zhejiang province.

Sasol South Africa (Pty) Limited, duly represented by Group Technology, a division of Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd, has awarded The Linde Group’s Engineering Division a Professional Services Term Agreement for an initial term of two years with an option to extend.

Visitors to Gastech 2017 can explore the finer details of an industrial-scale plant first hand before it has even been constructed. The Engineering Division within The Linde Group is showcasing a new virtual reality application for the first time at the tradeshow in Tokyo.

Linde is a proven technology partner covering every step in the natural gas and LNG value chain
Increasing plant engineering efficiency through modularisation conceptsExhibition highlight: Virtual reality tour through a process module in one of the world’s largest gas processing plants demonstrates new training opportunities

The technology company The Linde Group delivered a solid performance in the 2016 financial year, achieving increases in both Group revenue and Group operating profit after adjusting for exchange rate effects.

The Linde Group is launching “LIFT”, a Group-wide efficiency programme, to ensure that it can act more rapidly and more efficiently in the global competitive environment of industrial gases. From this three-year programme together with measures introduced from 2015 onwards, Linde wants to achieve cost savings of around EUR 550 m per annum from 2019.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced it will showcase a number of pioneering packaged gases capabilities via its concept gas cylinder valve, EVOS™ DCi, at EuroBlech in Hannover, Germany from 25-29 October.

The heart of the collaboration comprises Evonik's polymer-based membrane technology, which will be used in the gas separation and purification plants of Linde’s Engineering Division. With this, Linde completes its portfolio, combining all relevant gas separation processes within one company.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles can now refill their tanks at the OMV service station in Metzingen. The opening of the new filling station continues the longstanding cooperation between the industry partners Daimler, Linde and OMV Deutschland as part of the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP), and marks another step towards a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure.

Linde LLC today announced that it will spend over USD 100 million to increase the production of its industrial gases plant in Claymont, Delaware. The expansion project includes installing a new air separation unit (ASU) which will produce gaseous products to serve Linde customers along the Delaware River via pipeline and liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon for customers in the Delaware Valley.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of ADDvance™ O2 precision, the first-of-its-kind measuring and analysis unit which will enable metal additive manufacturers to analyse and control more precisely the level of oxygen (O2) and humidity within the printer chamber.

Linde Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, today announced that it has established a joint venture company with PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB) to build a state-of-the-art industrial air gas facility that will produce gaseous oxygen and nitrogen to supply the needs of PETRONAS’ world-scale Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Complex (RAPID), within the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) in southern Malaysia.

The Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG, Dr Wolfgang Büchele, has informed the company’s Supervisory Board that he will not continue in his position following the expiration of his current employment contract in April 2017.

The shareholder representatives in the supervisory board of Linde AG recommend, in consensus with the CEO of Linde AG, to the management and supervisory board of the company to terminate the preliminary talks with Praxair, Inc. about a potential merger.

The shareholder representatives in the supervisory board of Linde AG recommend, in consensus with the CEO of Linde AG, to the management and supervisory board of the company to terminate the preliminary talks with Praxair, Inc. about a potential merger.

Technology company The Linde Group has opened their new Electronics R&D Center in Taichung, Taiwan on September 1st. The event was attended by invited customers, partners and government representatives.

BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, and The Linde Group, a technology company, successfully completed a joint pilot project to improve capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas at a coal fired power plant at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC).

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2016 –Linde Engineering petrochemical plant and construction business leaders will participate at the Northeast US and Canada Petrochemical Construction Conference, to be held June 27-28 in Pittsburgh.

Technology company The Linde Group, today announced the signing of an agreement between Linde and alternative energy company Renergen for the development of the Free State Helium and Natural Gas (NG) field near Welkom in South Africa, expected to commence operations in 2018.

At the Annual General Meeting of Linde AG held today, Professor Wolfgang Reitzle was elected to the Supervisory Board as a shareholder representative. He will take up his position on the Supervisory Board with effect from 21 May 2016 on the expiry of the statutory two-year cooling-off period.

The technology company The Linde Group delivered a stable business performance in the first quarter of 2016 after adjusting for exchange rate effects. Linde also achieved a significant increase in operating cash flow in the first three months of the year.

The technology company The Linde Group is highlighting its pioneering role in enabling zero-emissions mobility powered by hydrogen at this year's HANNOVER MESSE trade show. The gases expert will be showcasing in particular its innovative fuelling technology.

Linde Eastern Oxygen Sdn Bhd (Linde EOX) , a subsidiary of Linde Malaysia Sdn Bhd, today announced an investment of RM33 million (EUR 7.4 million) in Tanjung Kidurong to build an air separation unit (ASU) producing approximately 33 tonnes per day of liquefied gases, in addition to its existing ASU in Kuching.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of its pioneering mobile technology to economically remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from early flowback natural gas, giving producers a cost-effective way to increase recovery and achieve green completions.

Major photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers in South East Asia are expanding capacity and are partnering with technology company The Linde Group to quickly establish the reliable, high-quality supply chain they need as they extend material supply lines beyond their home countries.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., March 4, 2016 –Linde LLC will feature the SINTERFLEX® Atmosphere Control System (ACS) during tabletop sessions at MIM 2016 in Irvine, CA (March 7-9). The advanced system of carbon control in sintering of metal injection-molded (MIM) parts has effectively doubled the number of parts in-spec, resulting in significant improvements in quality, productivity and profitability.

Linde Healthcare, a global business of The Linde Group, today announced the new beneficiaries of its REALfund initiative, a programme supporting ideas and projects with the potential to improve patient outcomes and health economics across the wide field of respiratory medicine.

Houston, TX, U.S., February 25, 2016 – To better serve its customers in the Houston area, Linde Engineering North America Inc.,(LENA) and Linde Americas will soon expand their presence in the Houston Energy Corridor. Linde recently signed a lease for new office space at 12140 Wickchester Lane in Houston. Approximately 150 employees representing LENA and Linde Americas are expected to move into the new facility, starting in early April.

The Turkish steel producer Erdemir Group and the German technology company The Linde Group have signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture in order to build a new air separation unit (ASU) in Iskenderun, southern Turkey.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., February 11, 2016 – At the 2016 Seafood Processing Expo, March 6-8 in Boston, Linde LLC will showcase advanced technology for aquaculture, and a proprietary cryogenic solution for individually quick freezing (IQF) shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, and other small seafood items that require high quality, with high efficiency.

The Nomination Committee of the Supervisory Board of Linde AG will recommend to the Supervisory Board to propose to the Annual General Meeting the election of Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle on 3 May 2016 to the Supervisory Board.

The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), developers of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device in Greifswald, Germany, have reported their success in generating hydrogen plasma for the first time in the fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X.

Univation Technologies and The Linde Group’s Engineering Division have entered into a cooperation agreement aimed at providing performance and cost efficiencies for the production of polyethylene resins.

The technology company The Linde Group has been selected by Gazprom, Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk and its general contractor NIPIgas as the licenser for cryogenic gas separation technology at the Amur Gas Processing Plant (Amur GPP), located in the far east of Russia.

The technology company The Linde Group has signed a contract with PEMEX Exploración y Producción (PEP), a subsidiary of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), to extend its supply of high-pressure, high-purity nitrogen to PEMEX’s oil reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico through 2027.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., December 14, 2015 –Cryogenic spiral freezing solutions from Linde LLC can process a range of foods at high volume in limited space to maximize plant productivity. The portfolio includes proprietary designs that can deliver throughput to 20,000 lbs. per hour or more.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced it will construct ECOVARTM standard on-site nitrogen and oxygen production plants for CP Kelco and Metsä Fibre, respectively, in Äänekoski, Finland. The long-term on-site gas supply agreements include plant installation, operation and maintenance. Both plants will be constructed by Linde’s Engineering Division.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., November 4, 2015 – With the demand for automotive aluminum accelerating in the U.S., Linde LLC is focusing its global expertise in oxyfuel technology on improving both the casthouse processing and heat treating of aluminum and aluminum alloy products.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., August 5, 2015 -- While significant strides have been made in the efficiency of drilling and completions in the past decade, the next generation of improvements will focus more on optimizing full field development of oil and gas reservoirs, according to a new Linde white paper on the critical role energized solutions will play in this optimization process.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., August 4, 2015 – When Gianni Guglielmetti, the new president of Pierino Frozen Foods, Inc. decided to upgrade his gourmet pasta operation with a new cryogenic freezer from Linde LLC, he could not have foreseen the egg crisis coming, or fully appreciated the advantage that the new freezer now offers.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey., August 3, 2015 – Owners of hydrogen fueled cars can now pull up to the Linde hydrogen pump at the Ramos Oil Company station in West Sacramento and fill their tanks just like any other vehicle. The station, equipped with state-of-the-art technology developed by Linde North America Inc, has been designated as officially open by all relevant stakeholders and authorities.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey., July 13, 2015 – A Linde senior executive discussed the challenges and opportunities ahead for industrial gases with members who attended a recent GAWDA meeting. Pat Murphy, president of Linde Americas, outlined some of the difficult economic conditions gas companies are facing internationally, the signs of growth in the U.S. despite the slow economic recovery, and the evolution of stringent gas standards in the food and beverage industry.

ray Hill and New Providence, NJ, June 22, 2015 – Linde North America celebrated the official start-up of its atmospheric gases unit and gasification train, along with associated supporting facilities, in La Porte, Texas. Customers, local and state officials and Linde executives who attended the ribbon-cutting event were given a tour of the new facilities as well as an explanation of the air separation and syngas processes and the markets served.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., June 15, 2015 – Meat, poultry and seafood currently packed with water ice or dry ice in boxes can be chilled more safely and efficiently when using the DRI PACK® automated box chilling system from Linde LLC which uses the chilling power of carbon dioxide (CO2) snow.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 10, 2015 – Linde LLC and Chart Industries participated jointly in a trade show held recently by AWISCO, a Linde Platinum distributor. The show was at AWISCO’s headquarters in Maspeth, New York.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 8, 2015 -- Linde LLC and LifeGas, a division of Linde Gas North America LLC will be featuring technologies at the 2015 BIO International Convention that will help pharmaceutical manufactures and biotech companies meet production and environmental requirements. The Convention will take place at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Penn., June 15-18, 2015.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., May 18, 2015 Linde Electronics and Specialty Gases has received the 2014 Gas Supplier of the Year award from Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high-performance semiconductor solutions. The award recognizes Linde for the supply of both cylinder and bulk gases to several Fairchild operations in the U.S. and around the world.

Technology company The Linde Group has successfully launched its new HYDROPRIME® plant line of innovative, cost effective hydrogen generators which are based on proven steam methane reforming technology.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., May 7, 2015 -- A Linde paper to be presented at this year’s International Thermal Spay Conference and Exposition will discuss why more and more thermal spray applications on high performance substrates require the use of special cooling methods to increase the cooling efficiency and, in turn, optimize the process. The conference will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California, May 11- 14.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., April 21, 2015 -- Linde North America, Inc., signed a contract with Portland General Electric to supply sustainable, wind-generated power for a significant portion of its electric requirements to its Hillsboro, Oregon, air separation unit which makes ultra-high purity gaseous nitrogen and oxygen.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., April 20, 2015 –Sal Calandra, Head of Quality & Food Safety of Linde North America, Inc., is a 2015 nominee for the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) board of directors, and currently chairs ISBT’s Beverage Gases Committee.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., April 20, 2015 –Linde LLC is supporting the beverage industry’s commitment to continuous quality improvement in several ways at BevTech® ’15 in Savannah, Georgia, April 26-29. BevTech is the annual meeting of the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT).

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, April 14, 2015 - Linde Engineering North America Inc. (LENA) announced that it will chair a roundtable discussion and exhibit at SynGas 2015, to be held April 20-23 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., March 31, 2015 -- Linde North
America will be the sole supplier of hydrogen for fuel cell vehicle entrants at this year’s Shell Eco-marathon, one of the world's most challenging series of student innovation competitions for energy-efficient cars.

Murray Hill and New Providence, NJ, March 24, 2015 – Linde North America has completed installation of its air separation unit (ASU) and associated supporting facilities in La Porte, Texas. The ASU produces oxygen, nitrogen and argon and is part the $250 million Linde North America is investing at the site that also includes a new gasification train and ancillary equipment and facilities

San Antonio, Texas, March 18, 2015 Attendees at this year’s AFPM Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, will have an opportunity to spend time with Linde experts who have worldwide experience in the design, engineering and construction of process plants for the natural gas, refining and petrochemical industries. The Linde Group will host a hospitality event, providing meeting attendees a chance to relax and learn about Linde’s broad range of technologies and products.

Blue Bell, PA, March 18, 2015 -- Linde Engineering North America announced today that Tobias Keller, Vice President of Business Development and Sales for Adsorption Plants, is scheduled to speak at this year’s American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Munich, 16 March 2015 – The technology company The Linde Group, has continued to see positive trends in the 2014 financial year, achieving increases in both Group operating profit and Group revenue after adjusting for exchange rate effects. Operating cash flow exceeded the high figure achieved in 2013.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., March 11, 2015 -- Linde North America will be featuring its nitrogen supply and storage capabilities at the Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition to held in The Woodlands, Texas, March 24-25, 2015. The conference is sponsored by The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA).

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., March 10, 2015 – Sheet aluminum for auto and truck bodies remains the top growth area as the industry shifts to lighter-weight vehicles. Now a new technology from Linde for continuously annealing cold-rolled strip aluminum may soon speed production. Details about the new technology will be presented at TMS 2015, March, 15-19, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., February 26, 2015 – The new Linde Immersion Spiral Freezer can “change the game” for processors of meat, poultry and seafood that need to meet demands for higher production capacity, says Mark DiMaggio, head of food & beverage for Linde LLC in North America.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., February 18, 2015 – At the 2015 Seafood Processing North America Show, March 15-17 in Boston, Linde LLC will feature its proprietary freezing and chilling solutions that boost productivity while maintaining or improving process and seafood quality. The CRYOLINE® CW (CRYOWAVE®) IQF freezer will be on display at booth #1975.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., February 10, 2015 –Advances by Linde LLC and Megamet Solid Metals, Inc. (Earth City, MO) show that a Best Practice in the control of the carbon potential in the sintering zone can significantly improve the quality of metal-injection molded (MIM) parts.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., February9, 2015 – Linde LLC has received certification of its Hartford, Illinois, air separation plant under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program.

Munich/Clearwater, 4 February 2015 – The Executive Board of Linde AG has appointed Kristen Hoefer Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lincare Inc., Clearwater, Florida, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, effective 1 March 2015. Hoefer succeeds John Byrnes, who has been CEO of Lincare since 1997 and is retiring from the company on the expiry of his contract at the end of February.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., January 26, 2015 – Linde LLC, has started up its 470 ton-per-day air separation plant in Lewisville, Arkansas. The plant, which produces liquid nitrogen and oxygen, was built to meet rapidly growing customer demand in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. The open house to celebrate the plant start-up is scheduled for May 14.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., January 22, 2015 -- Linde North America Inc. has been recognized by Keystone Foods for consistent adherence to the principles of its 2014 KEYSTAR® Corporate Social Responsibility Supplier Award Program. Keystone Foods, headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has 29 facilities in six countries including North America and the APMEA Region (Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa).

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., January 13, 2015 – With the U.S. consuming more chicken than ever – estimated to rise more than 2 percent to 86.6 lbs. per person a year in 2015(1) – poultry processors are eager to improve efficiencies. Ready-to-cook poultry production topped more than 4.15 billion pounds in October, up 2 percent from 20132, and much is processed into formed product.

Munich, Germany – Richmond, VA, January 6, 2015 -- The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to provide its helium purification and processing technology to Richmond, Virginia-based Weil Group Resources, LLC. The helium plant, to be located near Mankota, Saskatchewan, Canada, will process 10 million cubic feet per day of natural gas and produce industrial grade (99.999%) helium. The plant is expected to be operational by early 2016.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., December 3, 2014 -- Linde North America has completed installation of the gasifier vessel, a significant step in the construction of its new gasification train at its La Porte, Texas, facility. The plant is part of a more than $250 million investment that also includes a state-of-the art air separation unit (ASU), which is also under construction. The gasification plant is scheduled to come on-stream in early 2015.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., December 01, 2014 – A format change created greater interaction between distributor members and vendors at this year’s Linde Distributor Association (LDA) annual meeting held in Miami, Florida, leading to a much more productive meeting.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., November 25 , 2014 – Linde North America Inc., will supply helium for the 20th consecutive year to fill the world-renowned balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. This year marks the 88th annual Macy's Parade, with 16 giant character balloons, 33 novelty/ornament balloons, 27 floats, 12 bands and more than 8,000 participants making the more than two-mile trek down the streets of New York City on Thursday, November 27, 014,

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., November 26, 2014 – Linde Distributor Association (LDA) has launched a new and vastly improved version of its website, http://www.ldabuy.com/en/index.html. LDA, established in 1993, enables its independent gases and equipment distributor members to leverage their purchasing power to achieve volume discounts and earn rebates from equipment suppliers.

Linde Process Plants, Inc. (LPP) announced that it will speak at the 15th Annual World LNG Summit November 18-21, 2014. The event brings together LNG leaders from around the world to discuss industry developments, align strategies and nurture partnerships. This year’s conference will be held at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel.

Linde Process Plants (LPP) will invest $2.4 million to expand its existing fabrication facility located at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, company officials announced today. The project includes construction of a new office building and the expansion of a trial fitting area. Company officials say a combination of recent and future growth as well as the desire to improve safety prompted the expansion.

Murray Hill and New Providence, NJ, October 23, 2014--Linde North America Inc., will be showcasing its broad range of technologies and experience which support gasification technology at the Gasification Technologies Council (GTC) Conference to be held at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC, on October 26-29, 2014.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., October 22, 2014 – Rail construction is well underway at the air separation unit (ASU) Linde North America is building in La Porte, Texas. The ASU, which separates air into its major component – oxygen, nitrogen and argon -- is part of more than $250 million Linde is investing to build a large, state-of-the art air separation unit, a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 20, 2014 – Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and fueling market, will highlight its expertise across the LNG supply chain at the Texas Natural Gas Summit, to be held in Austin on October 23, 2014.

Automobile manufacturer Daimler and gases and engineering company The Linde Group will team up with oil and gas companies TOTAL, OMV, Avia and Hoyer this year to significantly increase the number of hydrogen fuelling stations in Germany.

Linde Engineering North America (LENA) is building an ammonia plant for J.R. Simplot Company adjacent to Simplot's existing phosphate fertilizer complex in Rock Springs, WY. The 600 tons per day plant will supply both the Rock Springs and Pocatello, ID phosphate fertilizer production locations while providing the capacity to meet Simplot's next phase of anticipated phosphate expansion plans at Rock Springs.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 6, 2014 – Linde LLC is drawing close to completing the first retail hydrogen fueling station the company will operate in the U.S. The station, which is expected to be online before the end of the year, is being installed at the Ramos Oil Company multi-fuel station in West Sacramento, California, where Ramos currently retails gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol-85, methanol, and racing fuels.

DENVER, Oct. 6, 2014 - Linde Engineering North America Inc. (LENA) and Linde Process Plants (LPP) announced that they will exhibit at the AFPM Q&A and Technology Forum, to be held October 5-8 in Denver, CO.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., September 23, 2014 – Linde North America has executed a new integrated supply agreement with Lima Refining Company (LRC) for hydrogen and steam utilities to its refinery in Lima, Ohio.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., September 15, 2014 --Two Linde Healthcare experts will present a paper on the critical elements of installing and maintaining U.S.P. (United States Pharmacopeia) medical oxygen storage and deliver systems at the American Society of Plumbing Engineers Convention and Exposition. The Convention will be held at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Chicago, September 20-24.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., September 15, 2014 – High-volume food processing operations that crust-freeze prior to slicing can often quickly improve the repeatability of high-speed slicers while enhancing sliceabililty, quality and yield. The key is matching the crust-freezing process to the slicing operation.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 12, 2014 -- Attendees at the DUG Eagle Ford Convention are invited to meet with Linde engineers who will be discussing Linde’s extensive services for unconventional development in the Eagle Ford, the most active shale play in the world. The convention will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, September 15-17.

Technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to provide engineering and procurement services for a 2.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) natural gas liquefaction plant for Woodfibre LNG Limited, a subsidiary of energy resources development company Pacific Oil & Gas (PO&G).

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., September 9, 2014 – From industrial wastewater to municipal water treatment, bulk oxygen (O2) and oxygenation systems from Linde LLC can cost-effectively address a range of environmental control issues that often peak in summer months.

The U.S. start-up Solidia Technologies® has signed a partnership agreement with The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, to industrialize an innovative technology that could reduce the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete while reducing production costs and improving the performance of building materials.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., August 13, 2014 Kevin Watts, director of Enhanced Oil Recovery Business Development for Linde LLC, will lead a workshop on the potential for enhanced oil recovery techniques in deep water environments at this year’s Society of Petroleum Engineers Symposium on Improved and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Offshore Environments. The symposium will be held at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California, August 20-21.

In the highly competitive food industry, processors are under constant pressure to meet demands for maximizing yield, quality, and shelf life, while at the same time striving to increase productivity and reduce cost. What they need are solutions.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., August 1, 2014 -- Holly Jerdi has joined Linde as head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). She is responsible for all HSE activities in North and South America.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., July 31, 2014 -- Welders Supply Company, a Linde LLC distributor, will be hosting an open house at its new sales branch in Rockford, Illinois. The Beloit, Wisconsin-based distributor recently opened its new branch to serve the rapidly growing demand for its products in Northern Illinois.

In the first half of 2014, the technology company The Linde Group generated virtually the same amount of revenue as in the first half of 2013. Group operating profit was not quite as high as in the prior-year period.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., July 28, 2014 - Healthcare facility management and engineering professionals are invited to meet with Linde’s Healthcare division (http://bit.ly/LindeHealthcare) experts at the ASHE Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, on August 3-6.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., July 24, 2014 -- Linde LLC signed a contract to supply liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Conroe Welding Supply, Inc, an independent distributor located in Conroe, Texas. Conroe Welding Supply, for the past 35 years, has been serving the East Texas market with welding equipment and industrial and safety supplies, as well as industrial, beverage and medical gas products.

Technology company The Linde Group continues to advance the introduction of hydrogen as a fuel: Today the company officially opened the world’s first small-series production facility for hydrogen fuelling stations in Vienna.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., July 7, 2014 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a contract to Linde LLC to supply liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen to six of its research/space flight centers.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., July 03, 2014 – A paper to be presented at the upcoming at the 2014 Wyoming CO2 Conference will describe how Linde’s energized solutions can help hydraulic fracturing operators increase their productivity and decrease water use. The Conference will be held July 9-10 at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.

San Francisco, CA, July 2, 2014 – Linde Electronics and Specialty Gases, a business area of Linde Gas North America LLC, will be exhibiting at SEMICON West tradeshow in San Francisco July 8-10. Its focus will be on how Linde enables smarter electronics manufacturing through innovative gases and chemicals technology, as well as through investment in gases, engineering and strategic partnerships.

Bechtel and Linde have been awarded a contract to design and build an ethylene plant in Texas for ExxonMobil. The plant will be built just east of Houston at the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex, one of the largest and most technologically advanced petroleum and petrochemical complexes in the world.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 24, 2014 – More than 600 customers attended the trade show held by AWISCO, a Linde North America Platinum distributor. The show was at AWISCO’s headquarters in Maspeth, New York.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 16 , 2014 --Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and fueling market, will be highlighting its expanded portfolio of offerings across the LNG supply chain at the Natural Gas for Off Road Applications USA conference to be held at the Omni Hotel in Houston, Texas, June 17-18 2014.

The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard of Finland to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel gas system for a new icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency.

Houston, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2014 -- Houston area truck drivers looking for an excellent paying job with great benefits are invited to attend a Jobs Fair, to be held by Linde North America, a member of The Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company.

Linde North America, Inc. will be featuring technologies at BIO International Convention 2014 that will help pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech companies meet production and environmental requirements. The convention will take place at San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California June 23-26.

Siluria Technologies, a pioneer in the commercial production of fuels and chemicals made from clean and abundant natural gas, and The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, announced today that they have entered into a collaboration agreement.

San Antonio, Texas, June 3, 2014 – Linde Process Plants, Inc. (LPP) announced that it will exhibit and speak at the 12th World LNG Series – Americas Summit, June 3-4, 2014. The event brings together Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) buyers and suppliers from around the world to serve as a forum for industry updates and opportunities. This year’s conference will be held at the Westin Riverwalk San Antonio Hotel.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., May 29, 2014 – Linde Energy Solutions, will be discussing its wealth of services for oil and gas exploration, production and distribution at the DUG East Conference and Exposition. The Conference focuses on providing practical solutions to the challenges facing the industry in identifying and developing unconventional resources.

The Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Federal Transport Minister, Katherina Reiche, refuelled a fuel cell vehicle for the first time at the “Green Hydrogen Hub” (H2BER) of the TOTAL multi-energy fuelling station at Berlin-Schönefeld.

Today, Germany’s Minister of Economics and Technology, Sigmar Gabriel, together with representatives of power utility Stadtwerke Mainz AG, Siemens AG, The Linde Group and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, gave the starting signal for the construction of the Energiepark Mainz.

San Antonio, TX, May 12, 2014 - Linde Engineering North America Inc. (LENA) announced that it will exhibit and co-host a hospitality function at the AFPM Reliability and Maintenance Conference and Exhibition, to be held May 20-23 in San Antonio, TX.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., May 1, 2014 – Learn about a waterless, solvent-free system for cleaning automotive, plastic and other manufactured parts at a webinar hosted by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) and Linde, May 15, at 9 a.m. (EDT). The CRYOCLEAN® Snow system removes residue and other contaminants from plastic and metal surfaces using a pressurized stream of cryogenic carbon dioxide and micro-particles of dry ice.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., April 23, 2014 – Grzegorz Moroz was named Program Manager – Heat Treatment & Atmospheres for the Metals & Glass Segment of Linde where he is responsible for driving growth through the implementation of industrial gas solutions. These include the patented SINTERFLEX® process for enhanced control of sintering metal powders, the CARBOFLEX® solution portfolio, HYDROFLEX® atmosphere control systems and the CRYOFLEX® cryogenic treatment for hardened steel.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 22, 2014 – Linde Engineering North America Inc. (LENA) announced that it is a sponsor and exhibitor at SynGas 2014, to be held April 28-30 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. LENA will also co-chair a session on refractor for syngas and related equipment.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., April 8, 2014 – Megamet Solid Metals, Inc. (St. Louis) will summarize a ‘Best Practice’ that provides optimum carbon control in the sintering process of injection-molded powder metal parts. The practice involves advanced monitoring and control of the “carbon potential” in the sintering atmosphere using the patented C-potential control technology with the SINTERFLEX® system from Linde LLC.

Murray Hill and New Providence, NJ, April 10, 2014-- Linde North America will be showcasing its broad range of technologies and experience at the 19th Society of Petroleum Engineers Improved Oil Recovery Symposium to be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 12-16.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., April 9, 2014 – Linde North America has completed construction of a nitrogen liquefier at its Delta, Ohio, air separation plant that significantly increases its ability to support the growing demand for the product in the Ohio and Midwest markets.

Technology company The Linde Group will be presenting the latest advances in eco-friendly energy carriers at HANNOVER MESSE 2014. It will be focusing in particular on hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The technology company The Linde Group announced today that it has entered into an Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) with Shell Global Solutions International B. V. to build ethane cracking units on a global basis. The EFA is for ten years, with an option to be extended.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., March 27, 2014 –Linde LLC ("Linde"), a global leader in technologies and industrial gases for all steps in the steel mill process chain, will feature proven solutions at AISTech 2014 to help mills strike the right balance between profitability and production objectives through improved process reliability, cost efficiency, productivity and product quality. Linde experts will be on hand at the Indianapolis Exposition Center, May 5-8, booth #946.

New Orleans, Louisiana, March 26, 2014– Heinz C. Bauer, Vice President Technology, Product Line Natural Gas, Linde Engineering, Division, Pullach, Germany will be presenting the StarLNG™ technology family of solutions at the 2014 AIChE Spring Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, March 31, 2014.

Blue Bell, PA, U.S., March 20, 2014 – Linde Engineering North America Inc. announced today that Goutam Shahani, Business Development Manager, will present a paper on carbon capture at this year’s American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.

Orlando, Florida, U.S., March 20, 2014 -- Attendees at this year’s AFPM Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, will have an opportunity to spend time with Linde experts who have worldwide experience in the design, engineering and construction of process plants for the natural gas, refining and petrochemical industries. Several Linde organizations will be hosting a hospitality suite, providing meeting attendees a chance to relax and learn about The Linde Group’s broad range of technologies and products.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 24, 2014– Linde Process Plants, Inc. (LPP) announces the receipt of Letter of Intent (LoI) from Gaz Métro for a lump sum turnkey Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Unit for an expansion project in Montreal, Canada. The LNG Unit will produce in excess of 200,000 gallons per day of LNG.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 28, 2014– Linde Process Plants, Inc. (LPP) will discuss their approach to standardization of Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants at the DUG Midcontinent Conference and Exhibition. The conference will be held at the Cox Business Center on March 2-4, as part of a conference series produced by Hart Energy that is focused on developing unconventional oil and gas resources.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., February 24, 2014 – Addressing the needs of bakeries, Linde North America is showcasing a range of state-of-the-art cryogenic technology for precision temperature and process-quality control. Linde process experts will be available during BakingTech, Mar. 2-4, at MarketPlace, 4-6 p.m. at the Shick table.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., February 20, 2014 – Linde North America will be sponsoring a free webinar for industries interested in vastly improving the quality and economics of their liquid mixing and blending operations, by reducing maintenance costs, decreasing cycle times, and lowering energy costs.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., February 10, 2014 – Linde and its employees in the U.S. raised over $480,000 during the course of their 2013 Linde Cares giving campaign. Contributors to the campaign included employees of Linde North America, Linde Engineering and Linde Process Plants -- continuing a tradition of contributing both financial and human resources to support various charitable organizations and causes.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced that Danish Aerospace Company (DAC) has selected Linde’s ECOCYL® specialty gas cylinders to calibrate important respiratory measurement equipment onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Both measurement equipment and cylinders are scheduled for launch on a European Ariane-5 rocket in South America during summer 2014.

The technology company The Linde Group has signed a long-term contract with Nynas AB, one of the world leaders in the naphthenic specialty oils (NSP) and the bitumen business, for the on-site supply of hydrogen at Nynas’ refinery in Hamburg, Germany.

The technology company The Linde Group will intensify its involvement in the Shell Eco-marathon, becoming a "Global Paddock Partner" for this year's event. Shell Eco-marathon is one of the world's most challenging student innovation competitions and takes place annually in Europe, America and Asia.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., February 4, 2014 –Linde Electronics and Specialty Gases has received certification of its Medford, Oregon, high-purity gases plant under the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care® management program.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., February 03, 2013 -- Linde North America has completed its new specialty gases plant in Hammond, Indiana. The plant, representing a significant investment, complements the current industrial and medical gas filling facilities and distribution activities in operation at the site.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., January 21, 2014 -- With the offer of a secure and long-term supply of industrial gases, Linde LLC signed a contract to supply liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon to a Houston, Texas, independent distributor

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., January 16, 2014 - Linde LLC will announce the start-up of its new LNG fueling station in Springville, Indiana, at the World LNG Fuels Conference 2014 at the George R. Brown Conference Center in Houston, Texas, January 21-23. The new station, the first of its kind in the U.S., incorporates the latest technology and design similar to the Linde stations operating successfully in Australia and United Kingdom.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., January 14 , 2014 – Linde North America has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s newly formed H2USA, a public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support cleaner transportation energy options for U.S. consumers.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., January 09, 2013 – Linde North America today announced the publication of a white paper to help oil and gas operations determine the most efficient and cost-effective method to control the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which will enable them to reduce the environmental impact of their VOC emissions and comply with air quality regulations.

The Energiepark Mainz, planned for the Hechtsheim district of the city of Mainz, can go ahead, with construction set to start in the spring of 2014. This has today been confirmed by Siemens, the Linde Group, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences and Stadtwerke Mainz at a joint meeting in Mainz which saw the appropriate agreements concluded.

Capture Power Limited, the consortium of Alstom, Drax and BOC, today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its planned, state-of-the-art carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project – the White Rose CCS Project.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J. - At IPPE 2014 in Atlanta, January 28-30, Linde LLC will feature its leading cryogenic solutions that can help meat & poultry processors boost throughput and keep more profit on the bottom line. Experts from the Linde Food Team will be on hand at IPPE booth #5845.

Mississauga, Canada, December 2, 2013 – Specialists from Linde Canada Limited and Hypertherm Cutting Institute will conduct a “Technology Day” on thermal cutting solutions. The event will be held at the Hilton Hotel Laval, Laval, Québec on December 5, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Mississauga, Canada, Nov 25, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited has introduced Linde-branded stainless steel welding wire for the Canadian metal fabrication market. The new product offer is part of the private label program for its industrial products Linde started in 2008 that includes welding equipment, consumables and safety products.

MURRAY HILL, N.J. – November 20, 2013 – Linde LLC has entered an agreement with Alliance Welding Supplies, Inc., creating one of the strongest gases supply options for life sciences customers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Under the agreement, Alliance, a Linde platinum distributor headquartered in Oakland, will supply gases produced by Linde to Bay Area members of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., November 18, 2013 - Linde LLC will introduce its new LNG fueling station at the 2013 North America NGV Conference and Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, November 18–21. Linde experts will also be available to discuss Linde’s LNG fuel, equipment and service capabilities in Booth #513.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., November 12, 2013 – Linde LLC will introduce its new LNG fueling station and will highlight its comprehensive solutions for upstream oil and gas operation that create cost savings and productivity gains at the DUG East Conference and Exposition.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., November 6, 2013 – The Linde Distributor Association (LDA) recently held its 18th annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, celebrating the sustainability of the buying group which was started 20 years ago. The annual meeting provides the opportunity for LDA members to share ideas for business improvement and to network with preferred vendors.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., October 29, 2013 – Roy Twymon, business development manager, Energy Solutions for Linde LLC, will be presenting the results from a first-ever commercial conversion of an entire hydraulic fracturing fleet fueled by a combination of diesel and economical, clean burning liquefied natural gas. The presentation, “LNG for Pressure Pumping: Transitioning from Early-stage to Commercially Sustainable Solutions,” will be presented at the LNG-Fueled Hydraulic Fracturing Workshop to be held at the Magnolia Hotel in Houston, Texas, October 31.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., October 29, 2013 – Roy Twymon, business development manager, Energy Solutions for Linde LLC, will be presenting the results from a first-ever commercial conversion of an entire hydraulic fracturing fleet fueled by a combination of diesel and economical, clean burning liquefied natural gas. The presentation, “LNG for Pressure Pumping: Transitioning from Early-stage to Commercially Sustainable Solutions,” will be presented at the LNG-Fueled Hydraulic Fracturing Workshop to be held at the Magnolia Hotel in Houston, Texas, October 31.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 17, 2013 -- Linde North America recently conducted a symposium for a group of its university partners at Linde’s National Operations Center (NOC) in Stewartsville, New Jersey. The purpose of the symposium was to introduce Linde and its operations to the universities and to exchange information and ideas on Linde’s recruiting programs and the universities’ career counseling and outplacement services.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 14, 2013 – Biotech and pharmaceutical firms looking for ways to improve the quality and safety of their operations are invited to meet with cryogenic gases experts from Linde Gas North America LLC., at the North Carolina Bioscience conference to be held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park. Linde representatives will be available during the networking dinner on October 17, as well at the annual conference on October 18.

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., October 7, 2013 – Linde Therapeutic Solutions will be showcasing the medical industry’s first fixed-concentration nitrous oxide/oxygen (N2O/O2) therapy innovation in over 20 years at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Annual Scientific Assembly to be held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington October 14-16.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., October 6, 2013 – Addressing the needs of wholesale bakeries, Linde North America is showcasing a range of state-of-the-art cryogenic technology for precision temperature and process-quality control before and/or after baking. Linde process experts will be available during the International Baking Industry Expo (IBIE), October 6-9, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #6630.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., October 5, 2013 -- Linde North America praised President Obama for signing legislation into law reauthorizing the Federal government’s helium program, which is the source of 40% of the nation’s helium. The legislation was passed last week by a bipartisan vote of the U.S Senate and House of Representatives.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 4, 2013 – Linde North America today announced the publication of a white paper that explains how dry ingredient chilling can help bakery manufacturers save time, reduce waste and control the quality of dough in each batch they produce.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S October 1, 2013 -- Hydrogen fueling stations in the U.S. using Linde North America fueling technology have reached over half million fills -- and still climbing -- powering a variety of vehicles, including forklifts, cars and buses.

The six partners in the "H2 Mobility" initiative - Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total – have set up upon a specific action plan for the construction of a nationwide hydrogen refuelling network for fuel cell-powered electric vehicles.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 30, 2013 -- Linde North America praised both the U.S Senate and House of Representatives for showing bipartisanship in approving legislation to reauthorize the Federal government’s helium program, which is the source of 40% of the nation’s helium.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 25, 2013 – A paper to be presented at the upcoming Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) will provide details on life cycle costs of fluids used for hydraulic fracturing. The conference will be held on September 30 – October 2 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., September 24, 2013 –Linde LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Linde North America, Inc., has broken ground for construction of a new industrial gases liquefier in La Porte, Texas. The plant will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon at the recently announced air separation unit (ASU) Linde is building at the site.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 23, 2013 -- Linde North America praised the U.S Senate for passing legislation to reauthorize the Federal government’s helium program, which is the source of 40% of the nation’s helium.

Linde AG has been listed again in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The analysts at RobecoSAM have thereby acknowledged the continuous improvement in the sustainability performance of the technology group.

Québec, Canada, September 13, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited will be serving up “Lunch & Learn” sessions at seven of its retail stores in September. The “Lunch” will be simple but the “Learn” will be substantial: an opportunity to inspect and test a variety of 3M safety products which Linde has added to its already extensive line.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2013 --Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and fueling market, will be highlighting its expanded portfolio of offerings across the LNG supply chain at the High Horsepower (HHP) Summit 2013 to be held at the McCormick Lakeside Center in Chicago, Illinois, September 17-19.

Mississauga, Canada, September 10, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited will hold an open house at its Moncton retail store to showcase the latest developments in welding and cutting equipment and consumables. The open house, which is open to customers and the public, will be held on September 17, 2013, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced that positive results from trials of a new cryogenic technology could enable the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK to meet its 2015 Campylobacter reduction targets.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., August 30, 2013 – Gary Peterson, head of engineering and technology development, Energy Solutions for Linde North America, has been named the Linde voting member of the newly formed Natural Gas Technology Committee of the Compressed Gas Association (CGA). The committee was recently organized to develop safety standards related to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Alpha, N.J., U.S., August 26, 2013 – A park in the Borough of Alpha, New Jersey, was recently given a face-lift thanks to a team of volunteers from Linde Electronics and Specialty Gases, a division of Linde Gas North America LLC. Alpha Memorial Park, home to several memorials dating back to World War I, has been spruced up with a variety of landscaping improvements as part of Linde’s commitment to community outreach.

The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to build the world’s largest carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction plant for Jubail United Petrochemical Company (UNITED), a manufacturing affiliate of SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation). The plant will be located in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., August 22, 2013 – Addressing the needs of wholesale bakeries, Linde North America is showcasing a range of state-of-the-art cryogenic technology for precision temperature and process-quality control before and/or after baking. Linde process experts will be available during the International Baking Industry Expo (IBIE), October 6-9, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #6630.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., August 20, 2013 – Robin Watts, Oil & Gas Technology manager for Linde North America, will give a presentation at the ShaleTech 2013 conference describing how Linde’s energized solutions can help hydraulic fracturing operators increase their productivity and decrease water use. Watts will also demonstrate how simple economic assessment tools developed by Linde can help producers estimate the potential economic impact of using different fracturing fluids by including estimates for a variety of cost and productivity factors based on the lifecycle of the hydraulic fracturing fluid.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., Aug 14, 2013 – The gases and engineering group, Linde, announced that it has moved into new offices in Houston to house several of its groups. With the recently announced $200 million investment to build a large, state-of-the art air separation unit (ASU), a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas, the new offices provide space to support activities surrounding the project. The offices also allow expansion of engineering and construction activities to support other projects managed by Linde Engineering North America Inc.

Bo. Palmas, Cataño, Puerto Rico, August 7, 2013 – Linde Puerto Rico has added 3M safety products to its line of Linde branded personal protective equipment, making the company a major force in the market for safety products. The 3M products are now available in all Linde PR retail locations
around the Island.

Mississauga, Canada, August 5, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited has finalized its four-year preparation to introduce an automated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) driven cylinder tracking program. This program reduces the customer problems associated with cylinder management. The new system for Individual Cylinder Control (ICC) offers a professional approach to cylinder tracking and management that saves customers both time and money.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., August 5, 2013 -- The Linde Distributor Association, (“LDA”), the equipment, assets and business services buying group, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Formerly known as the Airco Distributor Association, the LDA, since its inception in 1993, has sustained ongoing partnerships with key vendors the past two decades.

Mississauga, Canada, Aug 01, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited will be exhibiting its ADROITTM FC 300 latent fingerprint development system at the International Association of Identification (IAI) 98th Annual International Educational Conference on “Navigating the Waves of Forensics.” The conference will be held at the Rhode Island Conference Center in Providence on August 4-6, 2013.

In the second quarter of 2013, the technology company The Linde Group built on its solid business performance in the first quarter of the year. In the six months ended 30 June 2013, it once again achieved increases in Group revenue and Group operating profit.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, July 22, 2013 -- Linde North America’s headquarters in Murray Hill, New Jersey, and its National Operations Center (NOC) in Stewartsville, New Jersey, have received Responsible Care Certification from the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, has today announced the launch of SMOOTHFLO™, a ground-breaking technologically advanced gas pressure regulator. The new single-stage regulator, dubbed a “hybrid”, delivers performance similar to that of a multi-stage regulator and has a unique combination of embedded technologies and features making it a world first among industrial gas regulators.

Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based Green Crude oil production, and the technology company The Linde Group today announced they will expand their partnership to commercialize a new industrial scale conversion technology needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil.

Linde will be showcasing a broad lineup of one-stop solutions enabled by industrial gases at this year's SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN international trade fair for joining, cutting and surfacing. Inspired by the company's motto "Welding the World. Together.", the Linde stand in hall 5.0, booth C115 will be covering the full spectrum from supply options through to specialised applications.

Electronics, the global electronics business of The Linde Group, today launches a revolutionary new carbon nanotube ink to drive innovation in the development of next generation displays, sensors and other electronic devices.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 26, 2013 -- Linde North America has broken ground for a large, state-of-the art air separation unit (ASU) plant in La Porte, Texas. The ASU, part of a $200 million Linde investment that will also include a gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities, will come on-stream in the first quarter of 2015 and will be the largest such Linde plant in the U.S.

Mississauga, Canada, June 19, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited will be sponsoring an open house on June 20 at A to Z Welding & Fabrication, a Linde authorized agent in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. At the event, technicians will demonstrate the latest welding and cutting equipment and consumables available to metal fabricators in the area.

Technology company The Linde Group will be managing the gas supply infrastructure of SIBUR, the largest petrochemical company in Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe, at its Dzerzhinsk site in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia, also building and operating two new air separation units (ASUs). Both companies signed a long-term contract to this effect today. Under the deal, Linde will be investing EUR 70 million in the ASUs. The new on-site plants are set to come on stream at the end of 2015.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., June 11, 2013 – Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling market, is intensifying its commitment to LNG with the purchase of 20 LNG-fueled trucks. The trucks, expected to be deployed later this year, will be integrated into Linde’s fleet of more than 700 trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout North America.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 10, 2013 -- Linde North America will be presenting a paper at the first annual LNG for Marine Transportation USA conference. The event will focus on how to build an LNG fuel supply chain for the Marine Market. It will be held in Houston, Texas, on June 11-12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Houston-Greenway Plaza.

The technology company The Linde Group will invest more than USD 200 million to build a large, state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU), a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., MAY 30, 2013 -- Linde North America will invest more than $200 million to build a large, state-of-the art air separation unit (ASU), a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas. The state-of-the art plants are scheduled to come on-stream in the first quarter of 2015.

At the Annual General Meeting of Linde AG held today, the shareholder representatives were elected in rotation for the new Supervisory Board. At the constitutive meeting of the Supervisory Board held immediately after the AGM, the members of the new Supervisory Board confirmed Dr Manfred Schneider as their Chairman.

The technology company The Linde Group has formed a joint venture with chemical company JSC KuibyshevAzot to build and operate a large ammonia plant at the Togliatti site in Russia's Samara region. Both partners signed an agreement to this effect on 27 May 2013. The deal will involve a total investment volume of around EUR 275 million. Both companies have an equal stake in the newly formed venture, Linde Nitrogen Togliatti.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced that it has been recommended for ISO 17025 accreditation for its specialty gases mixtures used for environmental testing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Munich, 17 May 2013 – The Nürburgring 24 Hours Race on 19 and 20 May 2013 will see the world premiere of a very special Aston Martin race car - the first hybrid hydrogen-powered race car to compete in an international motorsport event.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., May 15, 2013 -- Linde North America praised the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for working quickly to advance legislation to reauthorize the Federal government’s helium program, which is the source of 40 percent of the nation’s helium. Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have scheduled a committee meeting for Thursday, May 16, to vote on the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013. The Committee held a hearing on the bill last week.

Québec, Canada, May 14, 2013 – Linde Canada Limited will be serving up “Lunch & Learn” sessions at six of its Québec retail stores in May and June. The “Lunch” will be simple but the “Learn” will be substantial: an opportunity to witness and test Hypertherm’s leading edge plasma cutting technology.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., May 13, 2013 -- Linde North America will display its Cryoclean® Snow industrial cleaning equipment at the AWISCO Trade Show to be held in Maspeth, New York. Cryoclean Snow is an innovative device for cleaning and pre-treating surfaces with dry ice snow and compressed air.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., May 13, 2013 -- Linde North America will be highlighting its expertise across the LNG supply chain at the 2013 Appalachian Basin NGV Expo and Conference to be held in at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, May 13-15.

Linde Gases, a division of the Linde Group, today announced the launch of its Crop Science business. The re-energised product and service offering – previously referred to as its "fumigants" business – is recognition of Linde's renewed commitment to combating the increasing challenges facing the world food supply chain.

Mississauga, Canada, May 8, 2013 – When Clearwater Welding & Fabrication Ltd., of Fort McMurray, Alberta, decided to get a new cutting machine for its welding and fabricating business, the choice of supplier was easy. Clearwater bought its first machine from Linde Canada Ltd., and the experience was so positive, the company only thought of Linde when the need for a replacement cutting system arose.

The Linde Group has decided to call and redeem the EUR 400 m Undated Subordinated Bond issued by Linde Finance B.V. in 2003 and guaranteed by Linde AG at its nominal amount. Call and Redemption of the bond shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond on July 3, 2013.

In the first quarter of 2013, the technology company The Linde Group again achieved increases in Group revenue and Group operating profit. "We have made a good solid start to the new financial year," commented Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle, Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG, on the interim report.

Linde Electronics, the global electronics business of The Linde Group, has strengthened its material support for electronics manufacturing by announcing a strategic partnership with Pelchem, the global fluorochemicals specialist, to accelerate the development of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., April 18, 2013– Linde North America invites pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech companies to visit its booth at this year’s BIO International Convention 2013. Linde cryogenic gases experts will be featuring technologies to help them meet production and environmental requirements, as well as introduce a complete line of specimen cryopreservation services.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, USA, 16 April 2013 – BMW Manufacturing's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has more than doubled its fleet of material handling equipment using hydrogen fueling systems provided by Linde North America. The 4.0 million square foot production facility now powers its entire hydrogen-fuel cell fleet of more than 230 units to service the plant's production and logistics functions, making it one of the largest fuel cell forklift sites in the world.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., April 15, 2013 – BMW Manufacturing’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has more than doubled its fleet of material handling equipment using hydrogen fueling systems provided by Linde North America. The 4.0 million square foot production facility now powers its entire hydrogen-fuel cell fleet of more than 230 units to service the plant’s production and logistics functions, making it one of the largest fuel cell forklift sites in the world.

Technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a major contract by Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) to build several plants to generate and purify gases in Jamnagar, India. Part of the Reliance Group, India’s largest private enterprise, RIL specialises in the energy and petrochemicals industries.

Technology company The Linde Group will be presenting the latest advances in eco-friendly energy carriers at HANNOVER MESSE 2013. It will be focusing in particular on hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., March 25, 2013 -- Two U.S. steelmakers will report double-digit increases in production capacity with “flameless” combustion and other oxyfuel technology from Linde North America at the AISTech 2013 Conference at the David L. Lawrence Exposition Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 6-9.

A young student welder from Puerto Rico, who competed in a welding competition sponsored by Linde Puerto Rico, is headed to the finals of the SkillsUSA championships. As part of its commitment to help America achieve a more skilled workforce, Linde Puerto Rico recently served as the principle sponsor of the SkillsUSA welding competition at the Coliseum Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón.

The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to build a natural gas terminal in the town of Emden in northern Germany. The deal is worth around EUR 260 million. The contract was awarded by Norwegian state-owned company Gassco AS on behalf of Gassled joint venture.

The technology company The Linde Group will build six major air separation units for Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd. and Shenhua Logistics Group Co. Ltd. in Yinchuan in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Northwest China.

The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, acquired the remaining shares of its partner Volker Wessels Stevin Deelnemingen in the OCAP joint venture (Organic CO2 for Assimilation by Plants). With immediate effect the supplier of industrial gases is thus the sole shareholder. The acquisition enables The Linde Group to reinforce its position in the global energy and environment growth market as one of the leading suppliers of clean technologies for its Clean Energy Programm.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., March 5, 2013 –Ideal for freezing or crusting raw or marinated meat and poultry products from chicken and fish fillets to beef patties, a patented nitrogen impingement freezer from Linde reduces dehydration and marinade losses by two or three times versus conventional cryogenic freezers to maximize product weight and increase yield.

Mississauga, Canada, February 27, 2013 – The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) has purchased the first beta ADROITTM FC 300 latent fingerprint development system, based on technology developed by Linde Canada, Ltd. The revolutionary, automated latent fingerprint development system is a dry, non-contact technology that uses a gaseous application process for developing latent fingerprints. The new technology eliminates hazardous carrier solvents used in traditional processing methods and the physical application of these materials by dipping, spraying, brushing and drying.

Fort Worth, TX and Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., February 26, 2013 – Linde North America, today announced that Robin Watts, Oil & Gas Technology manager of Linde LLC, will give a presentation on how Linde’s energized solutions can help oil and gas producers increase the productivity and decrease the cost of hydraulic fracturing. Speaking at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ (AAPG) Solving Water Problems in Oil and Gas Production workshop, Watts will demonstrate how simple tools Linde has designed can help producers estimate the potential economic impact of different fracturing fluids over the life cycle of the well.

MURRAY HILL, N.J., February 21, 2013 -- Nick Haines, head of source development for Linde Global Helium, called for legislation that would preserve stability in U.S. helium markets before a House committee.

Mississauga, Canada, Feb 6, 2013 –Linde Canada Ltd has launched the next generation of welding helmets to Canadian market. The helmets are an extension to a private label program for its industrial products that Linde Canada started in 2008.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., February 05, 2013 – Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling market, has expanded its commitment to LNG fuel with the successful deployment of 20 additional LNG Class 8 trucks. These trucks are delivering cryogenic gases to Linde’s customers in North America.

Lake Forest, Calif., Feb 04, 2013 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWW), a leader in natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies, today announced that it has received a purchase order from Linde LLC, an affiliate of The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, for gaseous hydrogen refueling dispensers, as the first order under the partnership.

Murray Hill and New Providence, NJ, January 28, 2013 -- Linde North America has been invited to provide an update on its activities in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) on January 29, 2013 at the U.S. Energy Association (USEA). The presentation will concentrate on Linde's carbon capture technology with a focus on Post Combustion CO2 Capture (PCC) technology and Linde’s Department of Energy slipstream pilot project, as well as the commercial challenges with CCUS projects.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., January 28, 2013 – Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling market, today announced that CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) has contracted with Linde to supply LNG and related equipment and services for all of its operations in the Marcellus and Utica basins. This new agreement follows successful completion of a trial conducted by the two companies using Linde’s LNG to replace some of the diesel fuel used to power the diesel engines (gensets) that drive drilling rigs. Under the new agreement, Linde’s LNG solution will be used to power gas drilling for CONSOL and may also be expanded to applications such as hydraulic fracturing, mining and marine operations. The LNG-diesel dual-fuel solution lowers the cost of producing on-site power at gas and oil operations and burns more cleanly than diesel fuel alone.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., January 28, 2013 – “Meat and poultry processors are looking for ways to reduce labor, improve product quality, plant safety and productivity, and automating combo-bin chilling is proving to be a quick way to capitalize on all those goals,” says Mark DiMaggio, head of food and beverage, Linde North America.

Linde Electronics, the global electronics business of The Linde Group, has strengthened its commitment to memory manufacturing with the announcement of a significant investment in a new ultra-high purity disilane plant in Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, USA, owned by Voltaix, leading manufacturer of materials for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Linde has partnered with Voltaix to facilitate the production of next-generation NAND flash memory chips, which requires high volumes of disilane (Si2H6)..

Linde Thailand Public Company Limited (Linde Thailand), a member of The Linde Group, announced that it will invest about Bt 500 million (about EUR 12 million) to install a new merchant carbon dioxide plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong.

Houston, TX and Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., January 18, 2013 – Linde North America, today announced that Earl Lawson, head of Energy Solutions, will discuss the company’s expanding capabilities to support the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for oil and gas drilling at the World LNG Fuels 2013 Conference. Lawson will show how Linde is leveraging its well-established expertise in cryogenic gases and expanding infrastructure to support the use of LNG for oil and gas operations.

The Linde Group today announced that Dr. Art Shirley, will give a presentation at the European Unconventional Gas Summit on how Linde's energized solutions are helping producers increase the productivity and decrease the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing in the U.S.

Mississauga, Canada, January 10, 2013 - Metal fabricators attending this year’s Manitoba AG Days exhibition in Brandon, MB, Canada, looking for increased welding quality and productivity, as well as improved safety, are invited to visit with Linde Canada experts who will be demonstrating the company’s extensive line of shielding gases, hard goods, machines and safety products.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., January 4, 2013 – Recent advances in cryogenic freezing/chilling technology from Linde North America make it possible to quickly add a long-term improvement to meat and poultry operations. At IPPE 2013 in Atlanta, Ga., January 29-31, Linde North America showcases state-of-the-art solutions that can boost yield and processing line throughput – including the world’s first hygienic IQF tunnel freezer with (patented) rolling-wave action.

The technology company The Linde Group has signed a contract with Sichuan Tongkai Energy and Technology Development Company for the design and supply of the Bazhong Phase II LNG plant. After winning back the customer against strong competition, this is now the fourth LNG project for the Linde Engineering Division in China.

Building up a refueling station network for fuel cell electric vehicles is taking on a concrete form. The current partners in the H2 Mobility initiative are working on implementing a business model to build up a nationwide hydrogen refueling station network in Germany.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., December 17, 2012 -- Faced with a sourcing shortage of helium, several segments of industry, working with Linde North America engineers, are welcoming new product developments that lead to lower helium requirements, or replacing helium altogether, without significantly sacrificing application quality.

The technology company The Linde Group has signed an agreement to acquire the homecare company Calea France SAS (Sèvres, France). Calea generated revenue in the 2011 financial year of EUR 28 m with around 200 employees. The transaction is expected to be completed at the beginning of 2013.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., December 10, 2012 – Linde North America today announced the availability of a new video describing Linde’s diverse products and services for clean energy solutions. Linde, a worldwide leader in gas production and delivery, is committed to the development of the clean energy solutions that are essential for sustainable worldwide growth. The video showcases examples of Linde’s varied initiatives and can be viewed on Linde’s LNG website at: http://lindelng.com/index.php/news-media

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., December 6, 2012 – Because cold-temperature processing is so critical to many food processing operations, improvements in technology can make a significant impact on productivity and profits. The bigger the gain, the stronger the multiplying effect.

The technology company The Linde Group has received an order for a mid-scale liquefied naturals gas (LNG) plant from Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd., a production subsidiary of Malaysia's national oil and gas company PETRONAS.

The technology company The Linde Group has been commissioned by Norwegian-based Skangass AS to build a mid-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the west coast of Sweden, in Lysekil, 100 kilometres north of Gothenburg.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., November 15, 2012 – Linde North America, today reported a successful trial of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) mobile fueling unit. The Linde mobile fueler allows customers to test the feasibility of using LNG as an alternative to fuels such as diesel. Linde worked with C Cross Transportation, a Mississippi-based hauler with a fleet of more than 100 tractors, to set up the fuel supply for an LNG tractor the company is testing in South Carolina. The Linde team managed the logistics, arranged the installation, safely deployed the equipment and supplied the needed training.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., November 14, 2012 – Spinning at up to 2000 RPMs, high-speed deli-log slicers can be optimized for high repeatability with crust-freezing know-how and high-efficiency cryogenic freezers from Linde.

Starting point for the Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co. KG: The first project is the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal intended to provide ships with the cleaner fuel in the P ort of Hamburg. This is based on the successful completion of a feasibility study conducted by the Hamburg Port Authority and Linde.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of COROX® LowNOx a ground-breaking glass melting solution that will significantly reduce emissions of harmful nitrous oxides (NOx) in order to meet increasingly strict emission regulations set by the European Union (EU).

Murray Hill and New Providence, NJ, October 18, 2012-- Linde North America will be showcasing its broad range of technologies and experience which support gasification technology at the Gasification Technologies Council (GTC) Conference to be held at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC, on October 28-31, 2012.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 16, 2012 –Linde North America has upgraded its carbon dioxide (CO2) plants in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Woodward, Oklahoma. These newly commissioned plants serve the Midcontinent and Eagle Ford shale regions, and are designed to support the oil and gas industry’s growing use of CO2 to displace water and enhance well production in completion designs.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., October 15, 2012, 2012 –Linde North America has received FSSC 22000 certification for its nineteen beverage-grade carbon dioxide (CO2) facilities. FSSC 22000 is a rigorous standard that falls under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmark, established by GFSI to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the completion of a major gas supply system installation, along with supply of high purity specialty gases for BOSCH, to aid the development of cleaner automotive technology.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., October 10, 2012 – Linde North America has received certification of its Coffeyville, Kansas, air separation plant under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program.

ATLANTA, October 10, 2012 – Homecare professionals are invited to meet with LifeGas healthcare experts at the 2012 Medtrade Exposition being held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, October 16-18, to discuss ways for homecare companies to meet the challenges in today’s difficult economic environment.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 27, 2012 – Linde North America today announced that its solution for using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel power-generating diesel engines (gensets) is getting good grades during testing in southwest Pennsylvania.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 24, 2012 – Linde North America, today announced that Bryan Luftglass, the Linde North America head of Strategic Market & Business Development for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), will discuss the company’s expanding capabilities to support the use of LNG for oil and gas drilling and completion at HHP Summit 2012: Natural Gas for High Horsepower Applications. Representatives will also be at Booth 24 to discuss Linde’s LNG solutions for oil and gas wells, as well as marine and other high horsepower applications.

Philadelphia, P.A. and Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 20, 2012 –Bryan Luftglass, the Linde North America head of Strategic Market & Business Development for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), will participate in a panel on the expanding applications for LNG and compressed natural gas (CNG) at the Shale Gas InsightTM 2012 conference. Linde North America is a member of The Linde Group, a world - leading gases and engineering company.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, has announced the opening of their state-of-the-art Innovation Centre for Aquaculture, a pioneering R&D and testing unit located at Ålesund in Norway. The centre was formally opened by Norway's Vice Minister of the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Kristine Gramstad, at an inauguration ceremony today.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., September 17 , 2012 -- Linde North America has created a new series of videos on the safe handling and use of several of its gases – oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The videos are available in DVD for customers, for download from the Linde North America website and viewable on Linde’s YouTube channel.

Mississauga, Canada, September 14, 2012 – Linde Canada Ltd has introduced a line of Linde branded safety glasses to the Canadian industrial market. The new product offerings, in three distinct styles, are part of a private label program for its industrial products that Linde Canada started in 2008.

Vehicles powered by green hydrogen will be a regular feature of the transport scene around Swindon over the coming years, with the expansion of BOC's Hydrogen Refuelling Station at the Honda of the UK Manufacturing site on the outskirts of the town.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., September 12, 2012 – Linde North America, a member of The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, today announced that Linde technology specialist Robin Watts, the oil & gas technology manager for Linde’s Energy Solutions business in North America, will discuss fracturing applications using energized solutions at a meeting of the Amarillo Petroleum Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Amarillo, Texas on September 18, 2012.

Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., August 30, 2012 – Water and wastewater treatment plants can more efficiently control pH, biological oxygen demand (BOD), dissolved organics and odors with high-performance, environmentally-friendly gas injection systems from Linde North America, featured at WEFTEC 2012 in New Orleans, October 1-3.

Murray Hill and New Providence, NJ, August 28, 2012-- Two Linde North America plants in Texas have achieved a significant safety milestone – 12 years of operation without a Linde lost time incident. The HYCO plants, located in Clear Lake and LaPorte, Texas, produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The LaPorte plant also makes methanol.

Mississauga, Canada, August 22, 2012 – Linde Canada Ltd has introduced a custom designed innovative line of Linde branded welding jackets to the Canadian industrial market. The new product line is an extension to a private label program for its industrial products that Linde Canada Ltd started in 2008.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., August 16, 2012 – Linde North America will break ground on August 22 for construction of a new air separation plant in Lewisville, Arkansas. The 470 ton-per-day plant will produce liquid nitrogen and oxygen to meet rapidly growing demand in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.

The Linde Group announced today that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of Lincare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCR). As a result of the transaction, Lincare has become a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Linde.

Marquard & Bahls through its subsidiary Bomin, a leading provider of marine fuels, and technology company The Linde Group today announced that they will establish a joint venture company in order to build an infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the maritime sector in Europe.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DriveCam, Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, announced today that Linde North America has made a 5-year commitment to deploy DriveCam’s Driver Risk Management solution in its entire fleet of 1,250 vehicles in U.S. and Canada.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., July 31, 2012 – Representatives of the GAWDA Membership Services Committee will be on the agenda at the LDA (Linde Distributor Association) meeting to explain the many benefits of becoming a GAWDA member. The meeting will be held at the Omni Hotel & Resort in Austin, Texas, October 22 - 23, 2012.

Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J., July 30, 2012 – Linde North America, a member of The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, today announced that Linde technology specialist Robin Watts, the oil & gas technology manager for Linde’s Energy Solutions business in North America, will present “Fracturing Applications for C02 and N2,” at the EUCI Engineering and Technology Developments in Hydraulic Fracturing conference on July 30, 2012. This conference will explore engineering applications and technologies used to maximize hydrocarbon capture from unconventional plays.

In the first six months of 2012, positive business trends have continued at the technology company, The Linde Group. Group revenue and Group operating profit both increased during the period. "We have seen a solid performance in the first half of 2012," said Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle, Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of, VERISEQ® Nucleation, an innovative cryogenic technology to control the formation of ice crystals during the lyophilisation - or freeze drying - process.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S July 20, 2012 – Linde North America’s solution for using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel engines and power generators is being tested in West Virginia by EQT Corporation, an energy company focused on natural gas production, transmission and distribution.

Technology company The Linde Group will be constructing two major air separation units at the Kalinganagar industrial complex in Odisha, India, for one of the world's largest steel manufacturers, Tata Steel Limited.

Mississauga, Canada, July 10, 2012 – Linde North America will display its revolutionary latent fingerprint development system in booth #629 during the International Association for Identification (IAI), 97th Annual International Education Conference, July 22 – 28th at the Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Linde Philippines Inc., a member of The Linde Group, today announced that it had been awarded a contract by JG Summit Petrochemicals Corporation to install and operate nitrogen and hydrogen on-site plants to support JG Summit's petrochemical plant and the installation of the first naphtha cracker plant in the country.

Linde Engineering, a division of The Linde Group, is set to build a new Alpha-SABLIN® plant for the production of linear alpha olefins (LAO) in Nizhnekamsk, Russian Federation, which upon completion will be operated by Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNH), a leading Russian petrochemical producer.

Murray Hill, NJ (June 25, 2012) -- Linde Oil and Gas Services, a business unit of Linde North America, is exhibiting its energized solutions featuring carbon dioxide and nitrogen in fracturing at the second annual Tight Oil Eagle Ford Congress. The conference focuses on providing practical solutions for optimizing completions and production economics.

Technology company The Linde Group has received an engineering contract for the licensing and front end engineering design (FEED) of one of the world’s largest ethylene plants in Tobolsk, Western Siberia.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 20, 2012 – With one session at the Linde North America Technical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, one welding distributor came away with enough information to help increase his customers’ bottom line and workplace safety.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., June 20, 2012 -- Linde North America is expanding its capacity to supply ultra-high purity (UHP) gases to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers located in the Pacific Northwest.

Linde Gases, a division of the Linde Group today announced a new contract agreement with Swedish outdoor power products manufacturer, Husqvarna, for the supply of specialty gases and the installation of a central gas supply system to help test exhaust emissions at the company’s new research laboratory in Huskvarna, Sweden.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 14, 2012 -- Three Linde North America alternative fuels experts will be featured speakers at the one-day Washington Fuel Cell Summit: Advancing America’s Transportation and Power Generation and Infrastructure, to be held on June 19 in Washington, DC, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill.

Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 12, 2012 -- Linde North America has received a commendation by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) for its role in helping ACC meet industry-wide safety and product stewardship targets through its Responsible Care® Performance Award program. ACC recognized Linde at its 21st annual Responsible Care Conference, which highlights the industry’s world-class environmental, health, safety and security performance initiative.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, the leading specialist gases supplier for the global electronics industry, announces today the signing of a significant long-term supply contract with SK Hynix Semiconductor, a world-leading manufacturer of DRAM and NAND flash memories, to deliver on-site fluorine (F2) to multiple mass production sites in Korea.

Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, U.S., June 5, 2012 – Pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech companies attending this year’s BIO International Convention are invited to visit the Linde North America booth to meet cryogenic gases experts who will be featuring technologies to help them meet production and environmental requirements, as well as introduce a complete line of specimen cryopreservation services.

Linde will be demonstrating its extensive experience in hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology with the presentation of six papers at the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 at the Toronto Centre Sheraton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 3-7.

– Linde North America will showcase its broad range of support for the entire value chain for hydrogen fueling, from production/distribution through retail fueling, at the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 at the Toronto Centre Sheraton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 3-7.

Linde Electronics and Specialty Gases has received a $12,000 grant from Jackson County to help create six new jobs at the Linde plant in Medford, Oregon. The grant is part of the County’s Economic Action Initiative (EAI) program, and Linde’s application was recently approved by the Jackson County Commissioners.

A new carbon potential control system that significantly enhances the production process for sintered powder metal parts will be the centerpiece in the Linde North America exhibit booth at PowderMet 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

Linde Gases Division, a member of The Linde Group, has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) contract for 2012. It is the 14th consecutive year that Linde will supply the US EPA’s ozone monitoring program.

By using nitrogen with small amounts of fuel gas as the process gas in arc spraying for anti-corrosion coating, productivity and the workplace environment are improved, according to a paper to be presented by two Linde engineers at the upcoming International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition to be held at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, Texas, May 21-24.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of FROSTCRUISE®, a highly innovative in-transit refrigeration system which will provide a more environmentally friendly, efficient and reliable cryogenic alternative to diesel-powered mechanical refrigeration.

Linde North America today announced its Energy Solutions business has formalized a joint marketing agreement with American Power Group (APG) to introduce and expand the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P). Linde and APG will work together to offer customers a comprehensive solution for the safe, economic and efficient use of LNG in retrofitted dual-fuel diesel engines.

Linde Healthcare, a global business unit of The Linde Group, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Air Products' Continental-European homecare business following approval by the European Commission. The transaction comprises homecare operations in Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain which serve over 250,000 patients and include around 850 employees. With this acquisition Linde Healthcare becomes one of the leading European homecare providers, representing combined pro-forma sales of around EUR 390 million in Europe.

Linde North America will be highlighting several of its proven technologies to help steelmakers increase productivity and lower costs at the AISTech 2012 Conference to be held at The Georgia Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, May 7-10.

Linde North America today announced the launch of a new website that makes it easy for oil and gas producers to obtain technical information on the use of energized solutions containing carbon dioxide (CO2) or nitrogen (N2) for hydraulic fracturing and enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

Linde North America, today announced the launch of a new website that makes it easy for oil and gas producers to obtain technical information on the use of energized solutions containing carbon dioxide (CO2) or nitrogen (N2) for hydraulic fracturing and enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

Linde North America will showcase its portfolio of carbon capture technology and experience at the 11th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture Utilization & Sequestration to be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 30 – May 3, 2012.

Today, the European Commission has granted its unconditional approval for Linde AG's acquisition of the Continental-European homecare business of the industrial gases company Air Products. Following this approval, Linde and Air Products expect the transaction to be closed by end of April 2012.

The technology group The Linde Group and Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) recently signed a long-term contract that will see Linde supply Sadara with carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) and ammonia (NH3) at a chemical complex now being built by Sadara in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, which will be the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase.

Linde LienHwa (LLH) China, The Linde Group's joint venture with the LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan, has further strengthened its commitment to LED manufacturing with the announcement of an exclusive gas supply agreement with Kaistar, a joint venture of Epistar Taiwan (leading global manufacturer of LED chips) and China Electronics Corporation (CEC), to deliver bulk gases and high purity ammonia (NH3) to Kaistar’s new production facility in Xiamen, China.

The technology group The Linde Group has been selected to supply air gases to chemicals producer Dahua Group on Songmu Island in Dalian, Northeast China. Linde will be investing around EUR 70 million in the project.

Metal fabricators attending FABTECH Canada looking for ways to increase productivity without sacrificing product quality or safety in the workplace are invited to visit with Linde Canada welding experts who will be showcasing the company’s extensive line of welding gases and equipment and safety products at the show.

The highly competitive aluminum industry is constantly looking for economic, environmentally sound ways of melting scrap to produce high quality aluminum. Linde, a leading supplier of industrial gases to the aluminum industry, has just what they are looking for: Low-temperature Oxygen-enhanced combustion processes that increase productivity and reduce emissions.

Leading New Zealand gases and engineering company BOC Ltd and New Zealand Steel today announced they had agreed a long term industrial gas supply contract that will be critical to New Zealand Steel’s ongoing iron and steel making operations at Glenbrook.

Linde North America developes a revolutionary automated processing system for fingerprint identification. The new Linde technology is a flexible tool designed with both the forensic investigator and research scientist in mind.

Industrial gases provider BOC is joining Alstom and Drax as a co-developer on the 426 MW oxy-fired carbon capture and storage (CCS) project currently under development at the Drax site in North Yorkshire.

In a major development for the compressed gases industry, Linde Gases today introduced GENIE® – a technologically advanced, ground breaking new range of gas cylinders which represents a significant departure from traditional steel cylinders.

The technology company The Linde Group has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the Continental-European homecare business of the industrial gases company Air Products at an enterprise value of EUR 590 m.

Linde LienHwa (LLH), The Linde Group's joint venture with LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan, has been awarded the 'Supplier Excellence Award' by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (tsmc), the largest semiconductor foundry in the world.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of its new CRYOLINE® XF (Cross Flow) cryogenic spiral freezer, a high capacity compact freezer which will significantly increase frozen food productivity, reduce the amount of liquid nitrogen needed in the food freezing process and lower maintenance and sanitation costs for food producers. The new spiral freezer will accomplish all this while upholding the highest quality product that customers insist on.

The technology group The Linde Group is set to build and operate a new hydrogen plant in the Jilin Chemical Industrial Park (JCIP) in Northeast China. The company will be investing around EUR 42 million in the first phase of this new project.

The world's northernmost natural gas liquefaction plant Hammerfest LNG on the island Melkøya, 800 km north of the Arctic Circle near Hammerfest in Norway, passed the performance test in August, exceeding the expectations. The highly efficient plant produces now with a capacity of up to 109 percent of the design capacity. Overall Statoil ASA and Linde AG make a positive assessment of the project.

The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to supply hydrogen to the combustion chamber test facilities run by Germany’s national research center for aeronautics and space (DLR) in Cologne.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced plans for a new fumigant in cooperation with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia. The new fumigant, to be marketed as EDN®, will be used to limit the impact of pests and disease on timber and in agriculture.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced an agreement with Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) for the installation of a major central gas supply system at the University’s recently renovated multi-story research laboratory of chemical engineering and separation technology.

The Government has awarded industrial gases company BOC £1.5 million from its Regional Growth Fund to support the construction of a new Dissolved Acetylene production facility in North East Lincolnshire.

Linde LienHwa (LLH), The Linde Group's joint venture with LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan, today announced a further strengthening of its commitment to the TFT-LCD industry in China with the opening of a major ultra-high purity gas plant at BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd's (BOE) latest 8.5 generation TFT-LCD manufacturing facility in the Beijing Development Authority.

In the third quarter of 2011, the technology company The Linde Group built on its good business performance in the first half of the financial year, achieving significant increases in Group sales and Group operating profit* in the nine months to 30 September 2011.

Linde Korea, a member of The Linde Group, today held a ceremonial event to celebrate the completion of its second air separation plant in Giheung, which has a total investment value of USD 180 million (about KRW 206 billion / EUR 130 million).

Supervisory Board of Linde AG has appointed Thomas Blades (55) as a new member of the Executive Board. Blades succeeds J. Kent Masters (51), who steps down today from the Linde AG Executive Board. Blades will assume his position by 1 April 2012 at the latest.

Linde Gas North America LLC and Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that they are on track for a second quarter 2012 startup of the high-purity anhydrous hydrogen chloride (HCl) processing and packaging facility the companies are building together at The Dow Chemical Company’s Freeport, Texas site, as part of their Hydrochlor manufacturing production-only joint venture.

An integration process that began five years ago to create a world leading gases and engineering company has reached a new milestone: BOC Pakistan Limited officially rebrands as Linde Pakistan Limited.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of its new SOLVOX® OxyStream solution, a unique low-pressure oxygenation system to help significantly increase fish production volume, optimise fish meat quality and considerably improve operations from an environmental standpoint.

The Linde Group's Engineering Division and project partner SBM Offshore have signed a partnership agreement with PTT FLNG Limited and PTTEP Australasia for the development of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in the Timor Sea off Northern Australia.

Over the coming three years, the two companies plan to construct an additional 20 hydrogen filling stations in Germany, thereby ensuring a supply of hydrogen produced purely from renewable resources for the steadily increasing number of fuel-cell vehicles on the roads.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced that accreditation as a testing laboratory by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) was awarded to the company’s UK subsidiary, BOC.

The technology group The Linde Group and Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world’s leaders in algae-based crude oil, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to co-develop a low-cost system to deliver carbon dioxide (CO2) to commercial-scale, open-pond, algae-to-fuel cultivation systems.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of its new range of U.S. GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) and EU (European Union) approved food and pharmaceutical grade specialty gases regulators.

The technology company The Linde Group will build and operate a large hydrogen and synthesis gas plant in the Chongqing Chemical Park in Western China in a joint enterprise with Chongqing Chemical & Pharmaceutical Holding Company (CCPHC).

A separation efficiency of 90 percent, high purity and much lower energy input: These are the results of the research project for CO2 scrubbing, which RWE Power, BASF and Linde are conducting together.

Linde North America will support the Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive, commemorating the 125th anniversary of the invention of the automobile. The drive will make stops in 32 cities in North America between February 24 and March 18.

Linde Philippines (South) Inc., a member of The Linde Group, announced it would invest PHP 219 million (EUR 3.8 million) to build a new 24 tons per day (tpd) carbon dioxide plant at its existing site at Balamban, Cebu, Philippines.

Ceylon Oxygen Limited, a member of The Linde Group, announced it will invest LKR 1.3 billion (EUR 9.3 million) for the installation of a new 65 tons per day (tpd) merchant air separation unit (ASU) in Sapugaskanda.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced its partnership with US company, Pulsair® Systems, in Bellevue, Washington state, to enable industries employing mixing and blending systems in the production of liquid products to manage the vital liquid circulation process significantly more efficiently and effectively.

Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd of South Africa has appointed the Engineering Division of The Linde Group as preferred Licensor’s Engineering Contractors for a major portion of the Sasol®, Fixed Bed Dry Bottom (FBDB™) Gasification Technology for an initial term of 10 years.

Linde Gas North America and Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced they have formed Hydrochlor, a 50-50 joint venture to supply high purity anhydrous hydrochloric acid (HCl) to the electronics and other industries.

The world's northernmost natural gas liquefaction plant Hammerfest LNG on the island Melkøya, 800 km north of the Arctic Circle near Hammerfest in Norway, produces now with a performance of up to 104 percent...

Linde LienHwa (LLH) today announced a further strengthening of its commitment to the needs of LED manufacturing with the establishment of an ultra high-purity Ammonia plant in Xiamen City, south-eastern China.

Linde AG today announced an offer to acquire all the shares in privately-held Ceylon Oxygen Limited in Sri Lanka, and the acceptance of the offer by the major shareholder, Europium Limited (a member of the private equity group, Actis), in respect of 95.4 percent of the shares in Ceylon Oxygen.

The technology groupThe Linde Group and Haldor Topsøe, a market leading provider of integrated catalyst solutions, today announced they have been selected as technology suppliers for the syngas treatment and methanation unit of POSCO’s synthetic natural gas (SNG) plant.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced its agreement with Swedish steel manufacturer, SSAB, for the installation of an extensive REBOX® HLL oxyfuel system at its steel mill in Borlänge, Sweden.

BOC’s new, state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU) in Scunthorpe, UK, was formally opened today by local MP Nic Dakin and Dr Aldo Belloni, Member of the Executive Board of BOC’s parent, The Linde Group.

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced it has developed a groundbreaking 110-component calibration gas mixture, which has been granted Guinness World Record status for the greatest number of separate chemical components in a single gas mixture.

MOX-Linde, a member of The Linde Group, today announced it will invest RM60million to install a carbon dioxide (CO2) plant in Terengganu, creating a new milestone for the CO2 industry in Malaysia and strengthening the company’s position as the leading high purity CO2 producer in Malaysia.

As the Photovoltaic (PV) market primes for recovery and quick-paced growth, Linde Gases Division will be showcasing solutions for sustainable PV manufacturing at the Intersolar North America Exhibition and Conference (13 – 15 July at San Francisco's Moscone Center West Hall)....

The air in California’s San Francisco Bay area is about to get cleaner as new fuel cell buses in the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) hit the road, powered in part by hydrogen from two refueling stations Linde North America is building....

Extending its reach into the Chinese thin-film display market, Linde LienHwa (LLH), a subsidiary of the technology company The Linde Group, today announced the award of a new gas contract by BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd....

BOC’s state-of-the-art cylinder filling and distribution centre in Glasgow provided Scottish Cabinet Secretary John Swinney MSP with a concrete example of the benefits to Scotland of an integrated transport network....

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of its ARCLINE® Cleanflow gas purging system which allows purge time of pipes to be reduced by up to 45 percent, significantly improving welding productivity....

Linde North America will feature its full range of gases for the lighting industry at the Lightfair International Conference and Exhibit to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, 12-14 May....

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, is taking the necessary steps to align itself to the forthcoming United Nations-developed international chemicals re-classification system –Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) – across its entire range of gases and chemicals....

Linde North America will showcase its next-generation hydrogen fueling technologies at the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) 21st annual conference, which will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach California, from 3 to 5 May 2010....

Driving the industry to shift focus from Grid Parity to Green Parity and pushing for sustainable electronics manufacturing, Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced that it has enabled customers to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by a quarter of a million tons in 2010 by switching to on-site generated fluorine (F2) from nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)....

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech companies looking for a gases and technology partner to help them meet strict environmental standards while achieving quality and productivity improvements now have a BIO-partnered supplier that can design and deliver cost-effective solutions to address their most stringent operational needs....

With more and more customers choosing to view and buy online, BOC is encouraging businesses to register on its new safety products website and enjoy the benefits already available through its retail and telephone sales services – and more....

The new fuel-cell powered electricity generator from BOC brings the benefits of hydrogen fuel to small-scale, energy-efficient technologies like lighting and cordless power tools, especially in locations where there is no access to grid-supplied electricity....

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the continuation of the global roll-out of its HiQ® specialty gases and specialty equipment product ranges, with the introduction of the HiQ® brand into Australia and Canada....

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech firms looking to make increasingly advanced, higher quality products now have a supplier who can design and deliver cost-effective solutions to address their most stringent operational and environmental needs....

BOC and QGC today announced a long-term gas supply agreement worth more than $100 million that puts the companies on track to extend a new transport fuel industry to Queensland and completes an interstate network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling stations for the trucking industry....

The Electronics and Specialty Gases business of Linde North America will consolidate its customer services operations in a state-of-the-art facility in Stewartsville, New Jersey, beginning 12 March 2010....

The Board of Directors of BOC Pakistan Limited, a member of The Linde Group, on 11 March 2010 approved an investment of more than Rs. 2 billion (EUR 17 million) for the installation of a new state-of-the-art air separation plant and related supply chain equipment in Lahore....

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced it is making a significant investment in expanding and upgrading its specialty gases production and supply plant in Johannesburg, South Africa....

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced it has been granted important GBW certification by the Chinese State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, approving Linde’s production of gas reference materials from its plant in Suzhou, Jiangsu province in eastern China....

Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, and Bosch Solar Energy, have announced an extension of their collaboration at Bosch’s new crystalline Si solar cell manufacturing site in Arnstadt, Germany....

Fine and specialty chemical companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers looking for quality and productivity improvements while maintaining strict environmental controls and sustainability now have a supplier that can design and deliver cost-effective solutions to address their most stringent operational needs....

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced an agreement to supply cryogenic gases – liquid helium and nitrogen – and other specialty gases, including helium, carbon monoxide and medical grade oxygen, to an international scientific consortium co-ordinated by the Jülich Research Centre, Germany....

Defying the impact of a depressed economy on market movements, the Linde Gases Division of The Linde Group closed 2009 with more than 6GWp (Gigawatt peak) of production capacity across its global photovoltaic (PV) customer base....

For semiconductor manufacturers looking for a sub-atmospheric dopant gas source that will deliver high performance at a lower cost, Linde North America has the answer: the Genii™ Sub-Atmospheric Gas Sources....

Eco-Snow Systems is helping a major U.S. photomask manufacturer save money and improve the quality of its photomasks and reticles with a cleaning technology designed for the 28nm DRAM half-pitch technology node....

Gastech, Ltd., a Linde North America distributor in Israel, has received a Supplier of the Year Award from TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader and manufacturer of integrated circuits for customers around the world...

On the site of the OMV service station at Stuttgart Airport, OMV in cooperation with Linde AG and Daimler AG is opening Baden-Württemberg's first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station on 17 June 2009....